Krsna's form or name, which is more merciful?

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v€cyaˆ v€cakam ity udeti bhavato n€ma svar™pa-dvayaˆ

p™rvasm€t param eva hanta karuŠaˆ tatr€pi j€n…mahe

yas tasmin vihit€par€dha-nivahaƒ pr€Š… samant€d bhaved

€syenedam up€sya so 'pi hi sad€nand€mbudhau majjati

 

vacyam vacakam ity udeti bhavato nama svarupa-dvayam

purvasmat param eva hanta karunam tatrapi janimahe

yas tasmin vihitaparadha-nivahah prani samantad bhaved

asyenedam upasya so 'pi hi sadanandambudhau majjati

 

v€cyaˆ ---the object described; v€cakam ---the words; ity ---thus; udeti

---rises; bhavato ---of you; n€ma ---of the name; svar™pa---the form;

dvayaˆ---both; p™rvasm€t ---as before; param ---great; eva ---indeed; hanta

---indeed; karuŠaˆ ---compassion; tatra---there; api ---even; j€n…mahe---we

know; yas ---one who; tasmin ---ion that; vihit€par€dha---committed an

offense; nivahaƒ ---multitude; pr€Š… ---living entity; samant€d

---completely; bhaved---may be; €syena---with the mouth; idam ---this;

up€sya ---worshiping; so ---He; api ---even; hi indeed; sad€nand€mbudhau

---in the ocean of bliss; majjati---plunges.

 

O Holy Name, You are manifested in two forms: 1. the Supreme Person

described by the Holy Name, and 2. the sound vibration of the Holy Name. We

know that the second form is more merciful than the first. Even a person who

commits many offenses to the first form, may become always plunged into an

ocean of bliss by serving the second with his voice.

 

(®r… N€m€taka Eight prayers Glorfying the Holy Name

by Sr…la R™pa Gosv€m…

 

(Translation by H.G. Kusakratha Prabhu)

 

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